“I want to thank all counsel for their arguments today, realizing we’re probably only a waystation on the way to the Supreme Court”
The case was brought by a group of parents seeking an order requiring the schools to prohibit trans students from using communal restrooms
A new legal challenge says the law is so broad and vague that it criminalizes constitutionally protected expression
The student “lives as a female and was living as a female when she was denied the use of the girls’ restroom at her school"
U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks also rejected a motion by the defendants including attorneys for the state, seeking to dismiss the case
The families argue the new law violates their parental rights by stopping them from providing medical care for their children
“The so-called ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ is a blatant effort to control and stigmatize transgender residents of the state”
The judges citing Dobbs stated that because trans care is not "deeply rooted in this country's history and tradition," it can be banned
"If we crack the door on allowing discrimination of any type against any protected class of people- someone will open the door wide open"
Every court to consider enjoining a ban on gender-affirming care for minors has found that such a ban is likely unconstitutional
